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CITE TOKYO 30260

TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR.

FOR: LIMIT AC/EA/J INFO D/PAS, DC/EA, PERI CT

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1. ACTION REQUIRED: PLEASE PROVIDE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF
*PROJECT OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR DECLASSIFICATION OF<KENNEDY>
* <ASSASSINATION> PAPERS .

EMBASSY PRESS OFFICER/ADVISEDSCOS} AT RECEPTION LAST NIGHT
THAT LOGAL/“UPIL REPORTER IS ABOUT TO FILE A STORY BASED ON LOCAL
RESRARCH AND AN INTERVIEW WITH A RETIRED MARINE OFFICER WHO CLAIMED

*TO BE<LEE HARVEY OSWALD’ S>COMMANDER IN JAPAN THAT OSWALD WAS
RECRUITED BY CIA WHILE STATIONED WITH_THE MARINES IN JAPAN IN THE
1950S. UPI CORRESPONDENT_OFFERED (BRESS OFFICERZA CHANCE TO COMMENT.
PRESS OFPICTEODECLINED. VOSS SUGGESTED THAT MUCH, IF NOT ALL PAPERS

ON OSWALD’S PERSONAL HISTORY HAVE BEEN DECLASSIFIED FOR USE BY MEDIA,
*RESEARCHERS AND<ASSASSINATION>BUFFS AS PART OF OVERALL<KENNEDY> :
* <ASSASSINATION>DECLASSIFICATION PROGRAM. CCOSJALSO RECALLED THAT THE
PI REPORTERS STORY, IN SOME FORM, fALSO HAS ALREADY BEEN WRITTEN,

ENCE, AS A LONG SHOT-AT KEEPING A CIA-RELATED STORY FROM SURFACING.

N JAPAN, TH !
NFORMATION, .CQS>SUGGESTED TO PRESS OFEICER WHAT GH) PASS NUMBER OF
HECHTSTORICAL OFFICE ATCHERDOUARTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEALING WITH
UBLIC QUERIES TO THE REPORTER, ADVISING THAT HIS SCOOP MAY, IN FACT,

BE OLD NEWS.

Y_PROMPTING JAPANESE JOURNALISTS TO PURSUE THE SAME
LING GAE ALTSTS.LO_F

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2. WOULD THEREFORE APPRECIATE NAME AND/OR NUMBER THAT UPI
REPORTER COULD CALL ATGHEADQUARTERSSHISTORICAL OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR
*<JFK ASSASSINATION>INQUIRY DECLASSIFICATION. IF THERE IS ANOTHER
OFFICE AT NATIONAL ARCHIVES OR ELSEWHERE THAT HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR
SUCH INQUIRIES, THAT WOULD BE FINE AS WELL. THANKS FOR THE HELP.

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